Journal
EUROPEAN CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Volume 26, Issue 9, Pages 1067-1079Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-0959-1
Keywords
Elimination diet; Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorder; Food sensitivity; Gut-brain interaction
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- ZonMw [837002506]
- Innovatiefonds Zorgverzekeraars
- Horizon Programme Eat2BeNICE [728018]
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Nutrition plays an important role in neurodevelopment. This insight has led to increasing research into the efficacy of nutrition-related interventions for treating neurodevelopmental disorders. This review discusses an elimination diet as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, with a focus on the efficacy of the food additives exclusion diet, gluten-free/casein-free diet and oligoantigenic diet. Furthermore, we discuss the potential mechanisms of elimination diets' effects in these neurodevelopmental disorders. The main candidate mechanism is the microbiome-gut-brain axis possibly involving complex interactions between multiple systems, including the metabolic, immune, endocrine, and neural system. We conclude with practical implications and future directions into the investigation of an elimination diet's efficacy in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder.
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